Legislation -
Signed
(Executive)
-
May 11, 2012

Title: Authorizes Employers to Refuse to Provide Coverage for Contraception

Vote Result

Yea Votes

Nay Votes

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that exempts "religiously affiliated employers" from providing health insurance coverage for contraception based on a religious objection.

Highlights:

Authorizes a “religiously affiliated employer” to require an insurance company to provide a contract without coverage for prescribed drugs or services used as contraceptives and outpatient contraceptive services due to religious objections of the “religiously affiliated employer” (Secs. 1-5).

Defines a “religiously affiliated employer” as an entity that either (Secs. 1- 5):

Primarily employs people who share the religious beliefs of the entity;

Primarily serves people who share the religious beliefs of the entity; and

Is a non-profit organization; or

Is an entity whose articles of incorporation “clearly state” that it is a “religiously motivated organization” whose religious beliefs are “central” to the organization's operating principles.

Authorizes religiously affiliated employer to require employees to first pay for prescription contraceptive methods and then submit a claim to a health care services organization along with providing evidence that the prescription is necessary for a medical purpose other than those prohibited by the objections of the employer(Secs. 1-5).

Title: Authorizes Employers to Refuse to Provide Coverage for Contraception

Vote Result

Yea Votes

Nay Votes

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that exempts "religiously affiliated employers" from providing health insurance coverage for contraception based on a religious objection.

Highlights:

Authorizes the following entities to refuse to provide health insurance coverage for specific items or services if doing so would violate the entity’s religious beliefs (Sec. 1-5):

Employers;

Hospital service corporations;

Medical service corporations;

Dental and optometric service corporations; and

Other entities.

Requires the entity to file a written affidavit with the insurance company stating the objection to coverage (Sec. 1-5).

Exempts prescription contraceptive methods from the provisions of this bill, provided that they have been prescribed by a health care provider for medical purposes and not for any of the following purposes (Secs. 1-5):

Contraceptive;

Abortifacient;

Abortion; or

Sterilization.

Authorizes an employer or other entity offering an insurance plan to require the subscriber to first pay for a prescription and then submit a claim to the entity for reimbursement with evidence that the prescription is not being used for a purpose included in the entity's written objection to coverage (Sec. 1-5).

Legislation -
Nonconcurrence Vote Passed
(House)
-
April 12, 2012

Title: Authorizes Employers to Refuse to Provide Coverage for Contraception

Vote Result

Yea Votes

Nay Votes

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that exempts "religiously affiliated employers" from providing health insurance coverage for contraception based on a religious objection.

Highlights:

Authorizes the following entities to refuse to provide health insurance coverage for specific items or services if doing so would violate the entity’s religious beliefs (Sec. 1-5):

Employers;

Hospital service corporations;

Medical service corporations;

Dental and optometric service corporations; and

Other entities.

Requires the entity to file a written affidavit with the insurance company stating the objection to coverage (Sec. 1-5).

Exempts prescription contraceptive methods from the provisions of this bill, provided that they have been prescribed by a health care provider for medical purposes and not for any of the following purposes (Secs. 1-5):

Contraceptive;

Abortifacient;

Abortion; or

Sterilization.

Authorizes an employer or other entity offering an insurance plan to require the subscriber to first pay for a prescription and then submit a claim to the entity for reimbursement with evidence that the prescription is not being used for a purpose included in the entity's written objection to coverage (Sec. 1-5).

Title: Authorizes Employers to Refuse to Provide Coverage for Contraception

Vote Result

Yea Votes

Nay Votes

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that authorizes employers to refuse to provide health insurance coverage of contraception due to religious objections.

Highlights:

Authorizes the following entities to refuse to provide health insurance coverage for specific items or services if doing so would violate the entity’s religious beliefs (Sec. 1-5):

Employers;

Hospital service corporations;

Medical service corporations;

Dental and optometric service corporations; and

Other entities.

Requires the entity to file a written affidavit with the insurance company stating the objection to coverage (Sec. 1-5).

Exempts prescription contraceptive methods from the provisions of this bill, provided that they have been prescribed by a health care provider for medical purposes and not for any of the following purposes (Secs. 1-5):

Contraceptive;

Abortifacient;

Abortion; or

Sterilization.

Authorizes an employer or other entity offering an insurance plan to require the subscriber to first pay for a prescription and then submit a claim to the entity for reimbursement with evidence that the prescription is not being used for a purpose included in the entity's written objection to coverage (Sec. 1-5).

Legislation -
Bill Passed
(House)
(39-18) -
March 1, 2012(Key vote)

Title: Authorizes Employers to Refuse to Provide Coverage for Contraception

Vote Result

Yea Votes

Nay Votes

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that authorizes employers to refuse to provide health insurance coverage of contraception due to religious objections.

Highlights:

Authorizes employers to refuse to provide health insurance coverage of contraception due to religious beliefs or moral convictions, whereas existing law limited the authorization to religious employers (Secs. 1-5).

Exempts prescription contraceptive methods when prescribed by a health care provider for medical purposes other than (Secs. 1-5):

Contraceptive;

Abortifacient;

Abortion; or

Sterilization.

Requires a claim to be submitted with evidence that a prescription is not, in whole or in part, for contraceptive purposes before an employer with a religious or moral objection is required to provide health care coverage for the prescription (Secs. 1-5).

Repeals the requirement that prohibits religious employers from discriminating against an employee who independently obtains insurance coverage or prescriptions for contraception (Secs. 1-5).